Educational Videos
Based on the California Gold Rush program offered at the Autry Museum of the American West and in schools, the California Gold Rush Video Series introduces viewers to the Autry Museum, the California Gold Rush, and some of the different jobs that people had during the California Gold Rush. Viewers will be invited to answer questions before learning more about the California Gold Rush from Autry Museum staff members.
Standards
Links to Associated Education Resources
- Lesson: Art and Activism – Gold Rush
- Lesson: Gold Rush Art Analysis
- Lesson: Gold Rush Jobs
- Webinar: Gold Rush Jobs
- Educational Video: Golden Economics
- Educational Video: Prospector Predicament
- Educational Video: Seven Cities of Gold
- Lesson: A Hidden History: The Chinese Community
- Lesson: California Gold Rush: A Significant Service
Video
California Gold Rush Jobs Video Introduction
Educational Programs at the Autry are sponsored by:
PHYLLIS H. BARBATO • MOLLY AND NEAL H. BROCKMEYER • FRANK H. COUNTNER AND SUSAN L. COUNTNER • DWIGHT STUART YOUTH FUND • EDISON INTERNATIONAL • DAVID F. EISENBERG • GEORGINA-FREDRICK CHILDREN’S FOUNDATION • THE KENNETH T. AND EILEEN L. NORRIS FOUNDATION • MAX H. GLUCK FOUNDATION • CHRISTY AND STEVE MCAVOY • ANN C. RONUS AND ROBERT E. RONUS • THE STEINMETZ FOUNDATION • VIRGINIA F. STEVENSON • UNION BANK • U.S. BANK